Grading implement.



No. 785,848., y PATBNTED APR. 11, 1905.

RissHELDoN. GRADING IMPLBMBNT.'

APPLIUATION FILEDJULY 2, 1904,

l g@ i lPatented April 11, 1905.

PATENT OFFICE.

ROSOOE S. SHELDON, OF WEST ALLIS, WISCONSIN.

GRADING lMPLENIENT.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 786,848, dated April 11, 1905. Application filed July 2, 1904. Serial No. 215,097.

T0 a/ZZ whom it may .cmi/cern:

Be it known that I, ROSCOE S. SHELDON, a citizen of the United States, residing at West Allis, county of Milwaukee, and State of- Wisconsin, haveinvented new and useful Improvements in Grading Implements, of which the following is a specification.

. My invention relates to improvements in grading implements; yand the same comprises a combined plow and earth-scoop.

The object of my invention is to provide an implement which will simultaneously loosen the earth and gather up the same in a scoop preparatory to being conveyed away to a place of deposit.

The vconstruction of my invention is eX- plained by reference to the accompanying drawings, in which- Figure `l represents a perspective view of the same in position for use. Fig. 2 represents a side view as the same appears in the act of dumping the contents of the scoop.

Like parts are identified by the same reference-letters in both views.

T he scoop is substantially of ordinary construction, comprising the gathering-blade A.,

sides B B, connecting rear board C, and han-` dles D D.

The device for loosening the earth comprises the vertical cutting-blade E, horizontal blade F, and the draw-beam G, to which a team is attached in the ordinary manner. The cutting-blades E and F are preferably formed integrally from a single piece of metal and are secured to the base of the beam G b v a series of fastening blades or rivets H H, whereby when said cutting-blades become dull or worn they may be detached from the beam and replaced by others. The bea-m G is pivotally connected with one side of the scoop B by the bolt I and is connected with the other s ideof--the scoop B by a brace-rod J and bolts K and L` the rod J being pivotally connected with the bolt'L, whereby said scoop may when filled be emptied by turning the same forward from the position shown in Fig. l to that shown in Fig. 2. When the scoop is in the position shown in Fig. 2, the cuttingblades will be supported by the front end ofthe scoop above the surface of the ground, whereby they will be prevented from entering the ground as the scoop is being drawn forward by the team.

It will be understood that with this device While the form of device shown comprises,

among other things, that class of scoops which is adapted to be drawn upon the surface of the ground, it is obvious that my device may be connected with the ordinary wheel-scoop or that class of scoops which is supported from wheels.

It will be understood thatwhile with the ordinary scoop it is necessary to plow the ground preparatory to scraping the same with my device I am enabled to both plow and scrape the ground at the same time; that `while withthe ordinary scraper it is necessary to drive the team over the soft earth which has previously been plowed by my device the team 'has a solid surface to walk on at all times, whereby I am enabled not only to do more work in a given length of time, but such work'is more easily accomplished.

I/Vhile I have shown and described the plow as comprising vertical and horizontal blades arranged at right angles to each other, it will be understood that the eXact relative arrangement of the cutting-blades is not material,

providing, of course, that they be so arranged as to loosen the earth preparatory to the same being caught up by the scoop with which they are connected. f

Having thus described my invention, what Iclaim as new, and desire to secure by Letters Patent, is-

1. The combination of a plow and an earthscoop and means for pivotally connecting such plow and scoop together.

2. The combination of a plow, comprising IOO a draft-beam; Vertical and horizontal cutting'- blaoles; a scoop; and means for pivotally conneoting the plow and scoop together.

3. The combination of a scoop; a draft-beam, Cutting-blades formed at right angles to each other and secured to said beam; a pivotal bolt connecting the rear end of said beam to one side of the scoop; a diagonal brace-har rigidly connected at one end to the front end of said beam'and pivotally connected at its rear end 10 to the other side of said scoop, all substantially as set forth.

In testimony whereof l afx my signature in the presence ot' two witnesses.

ROSCOE S. SHELDON.

Witnesses:

JAS. B. ERWIN, H. Z. TAUGHER. 

